Know You Got to Run
Chasing Shadows: A Soul's Journey through Despair and Redemption
Lyrics
Know you got to run
Feeling the need to leave or escape
Know you got to hide
Feeling the need to conceal oneself
Don't know who to follow
Uncertain about choosing a direction or a guide
Who is on your side
Unsure of who is supportive or on your side
Don't know where you're going
Lack of clarity about the future or goals
You won't talk of where you've been
Reluctance to share past experiences
And I may see you tomorrow
Possibility of encountering the person again in the future
Never more again
Potential finality to the relationship or encounter
Seen you in the city
Observation of the person in an urban environment
Seen you on the road
Observation of the person while traveling
Your face is all a twisted
Visible signs of inner turmoil or confusion
'Cause your brain's a heavy load
Attributing mental stress to a burdensome mind
Then you turn and ask me
The person questions the speaker's insight
How did I ever know
Reflecting on the speaker's understanding
Talk about your searchin'
Doubting the sincerity of the person's quest
Well I think it's all for show
Belief that the person's actions are for show
Heard your mournful song
Acknowledgment of the person's sad or mournful expression
Heard your baleful cry
Recognition of a sorrowful cry from the person
Seen the light of hunger
Observing signs of hunger and desperation in the person
Lingering deep within your eyes
Perceiving deep emotional struggles in the person's eyes
Talk about your sinkin'
Discussion of the person's deteriorating situation
What a hole you're in
The person is trapped in a difficult circumstance
You expect for me to love you
Expectation of love despite the person's self-hatred
When you hate yourself my friend
Highlighting the internal struggles of self-hatred
And you got yourself a potion
Possession of a substance or solution to induce sleeplessness
For to keep you from your sleep
Experiencing emotional turmoil in the dark
In the dark and lonely hour
Witnessing a mix of laughter and weeping in difficult times
I heard you laugh and weep
The person is in a perpetual state of running or escaping
You'll always be runnin'
Continuous avoidance of facing an inevitable fate
Until you find your doom
The person's journey is characterized by an unfulfilled search
Never face your lonely soul
Reluctance to confront one's own isolated soul
Never face the gloom
Avoidance of facing the darkness or negativity
Know you got to run
Reiteration of the need to run or escape
Know you got to hide
Reiteration of the need to hide or conceal
Don't know who to follow
Uncertainty about choosing trustworthy companions
Who is on your side
Questioning who is truly supportive or on your side
Don't know where you're going
Lack of clarity about the destination or future
You won't talk of where you've been
Reluctance to share details about one's past
And I may see you tomorrow
Possibility of encountering the person again in the future
Never more again
Potential finality to the relationship or encounter
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